Planning officials had recommended approval of the application to allow the delivery of root vegetable waste to the proposed site.

But Cllr John Whittle told the committee: “This is turning into more of an industrial process, which I think is inappropriate for a village like Woodmansey.”

After backing the AD plant proposal last year, Cllr Bryan Pearson was also against the move to truck-in waste, which he said would “have a marked effect on the residential amenity of the local people”.

Residents cheered as councillors unanimously rejected the application to allow waste deliveries to the site.

Villager Julie Los said afterwards: “As it stands at the moment, I think it’s highly unlikely the AD plant is a viable proposition.

“If they want to get it up and running, it has to be a new company there providing the fuel for the plant.